Pumpkin-coconut custard (Thai: สังขยาฟักทอง, sangkhaya fak thong, [sǎŋ.kʰā.jǎː fák tʰɔ̄ːŋ]; Khmer: សង់ខ្យាល្ពៅ, sankhya lapov; Lao: ສັງຂະຫຍາໝາກອຶ, sangkhanya mak eu, [sǎŋ.kʰā.ɲǎ mȁːk ʔɯ́ʔ]; Northeastern Thai: สังขยาบักอึ, [sǎŋ.kʰā.ɲǎː bǎk ʔɯ̌ʔ], sangkhaya bak ue) is a Southeast Asian dessert, consisting of a coconut custard steam-baked in a whole pumpkin or kabocha.
It was created by Maria Guyomar de Pinha in Ayutthaya Kingdom in 17th century as an adaptation of a Portuguese egg-based dessert.
[2] In Cambodia, the pumpkin-coconut custard is also sold in markets and confectionery stores often by the slice.
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